The Breakers. Photo Credit: The Preservation Society of Newport County

Trudy Coxe, CEO & Executive Director of The Preservation Society of Newport County, will be interviewed live on WUN on Friday, November 1 at 3 pm.

The conversation will focus on the organization’s work in preserving Newport County’s historic architecture, landscapes, decorative arts, and social history; a conversation about this weekend’s Newport County days; and more.

The interview will be livestreamed on whatsupnewp.com and will also be available for viewing later on the website. Viewers are encouraged to submit questions for Trudy Coxe in the comments section of the livestream.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...